What stuck in our minds are three things...

Een interview met PETDuo

On saturday February 25, Anne Pet & Mike Drama celebrate their birthday in Poema RAW atMTR & Cause Records Presents: Carnival Carnage . This will already be the sixth time that Anne and David (the two masters behind PETDuo) will perform in our club. Time to know all the details.

I would like to bring you
back to the beginning of PETDuo. How did PETDuo become such an important part
of your life?

We started to play at home as a hobby and eventually we had some small
parties at our home with our friends. Until that a friend of ours, back in
1997, was at one of our home parties and told us we were playing quite good and
should do it in public. Coincidentally, he was also a promoter of one of the
first open air raves in Brazil, back at that time, so, he promptly invited us
to play at his next event. After this first gig, people started to book us for
the locals clubs and parties. It was only in the year 2000 that we had actually
to decide to focus only on Djing, because we had many residencies and were
playing at all major events back in Brazil. Since then we never have looked
back and here we are nowadays!

You both share an enormous
passion for dance and music; this passion is so bright that you got married
inside a club. Could you tell me more about this?

In fact , our relationship and love came first than the music. It's
true that at the time we've met , we already shared the love of music, but
music was not our focus or goal in life at that moment. We met in a club and ,
yes, we got married at the same club, one year later. We believe that music
brought together and throughout our lives and experiences we found out that we
have a common mission: bring good music and fun to all the poeple who come to
listen to us.

How did you come up with the
name “PETDuo”?

When that friend asked us to play for the first time ever, at his open
air rave, he also told us that would not be wise to use just “ Ana&David”
as DJ names, since this is a traditional way Brasilian folk singers duo
presents themselves in our country. There are plenty of duos in this typical
using just their first names as their artists names and we sure did not want to
be associated with this music. So , we took some time and tried to come with a
short but, catchy name which also had something related with us. Since we are 2
Djs, hence Duo, and PET because we love pets and all animals in general. Then
you have PETDuo!

The sound you both offer to
the visitor is unique compared to other artists. This particular sound brings a
certain vibe with it. Why did you decide on this sound?

It's better to say that the sound decided for us because, well, we did
not decided on it, it's the way we are! It is true that we have a bit different
music background from each other, in terms of first influences, saying David
came of a EBM/Industrial realm and Anne had a METAL/PUNK influence, but we are
always more fascinated and attracted to powerful, aggressive and twisted
sounds. Also, we are avid music lovers, we need and must listen to lots of
music every week, to what we already love and also find new artists and music
around, not only in electronic music but within different genres than what we
are used to hear or play. For our DJ sets , we make lots of research, and
people who know us a bit better, know that we love to practice and play at
home. All together, this have a big impact on the way we present our sound to
the public, giving us confidence to push ourselves and the listeners minds to
new limits.

A lot of different things are
happening for you and you are making giant steps within the music industry.
According to you, what is the biggest thing that has happened in your life so
far?

We are very grateful for all the good that our
dedication and love to the music has provided us. We could make a long list
here telling about it, but if we have to think about one major aspect of it
all, for sure it's the opportunity that we had to express our music more
globally. People from all around the world can listen to what we do and , most
of all, can relate with it. This was something we never had imagined when we
started back in 1997.

In the last 12 years you have had 5 gigs at Poema RAW and now
number 6 is on its way! I would like you to look back at past gigs in Poema RAW
and tell me what has stuck with you the most about this place and how do you
view Poema RAW?

What stuck in our minds
are three things: great underground location, where we need to go down the
street level to be at the club; amazing
sound system and , of course, an amazing crowd that is always ready and asking
for more of our sonic bombs.